China has made great progress in implementing trade facility systems，represented by customs risk management system and customs enterprise classification system，in addition to the traditional measures facilitating customs clearance. Still，a substantial gap remains between China and developed countries in this regard. With the feature of the US Customs Border and Protection trade facility system as the frame of reference，comparing and analyzing the guiding ideology of the customs trade facility system，the relationship between the customs and the business，as well as international customs cooperation，this article proposes that Chinacustoms should establish a guiding ideology of balancing trade facility and trade security；Customs should build a “partnership”relationship with the business；international customs cooperation should be strengthened；the internationalization of China customs trade facility system should be proactively promoted.